Bed-spring.



No. 877,004. PATENTED JAN. 21, 1908.

J. SGHWARTZMAN BED SPRING.

APPLICATION FI ED U .19, 1907.

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No. 877,004. PATENTED JAN. 21, 1908. J. SGHWARTZMAN.

BED SPRING;

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19. 1907. I

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BED SPRING.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1907.

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J. SUHWARTZM'AN.

BED SPRING.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19. 1907.

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ATTORNEYS or r JACOB SCHWARTZMAN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO SAMUEL SHIFMAN AND ONE-THIRD TO ABRAHAM SHIFMAN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BED-SPRIN G.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1908.

Application filed A u t 19, 1907- Serial No. 389,140.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOBSCIIWARTZMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Springs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, 5 v

' bodied in the clauses of the claims, WhlCh.

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawi s, and to characters of reference market thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in bed-springs for iron, brass or like bedsteads; and, the said invention-has for its principal object to provide a novel arrangement and construction of bed-spring and sup iorting frame therefor which may be arrange and manipulated upon the iron,

brass or like bedstead in such a manner, so i as to render the same easily accessible for the purposes of cleaning the frame-portions of the bed and the bed-spring, in order to keep the same in a perfect sanitary condition.

The present invention has for its further object to provide a bed spring of woven-wire, or the like, arranged upon a novel supporting frame therefor which may be folded up and is easily removed from its normal supporting relation with an iron, brass or other bedstead, when it is desired to take-down the said bedstead or remove the same from place to place. 5 Tlns said feature of a folding woven-wire or other bedspring, enables a single person to easily' and '(pnckly remove the spring from the bedstear moved, from the bedstead by a single person only by the exercise of much strength and attended by considerable difiiculty and inconvenience.

Other objects of the present invention are 3 and has a decided advantage over the old form of flat or rigid woven-wire bed spring which could be handled or re- 1 are appended to and form an of the said specification. I The invention is clearly illustrated 1n the accompanying drawings, in which: i Figure 1 is a side elevation of an iron, brass or like bedstead provided with the novel folding bed-spring embodying the principles essential part i of the present invention. Fig. 2 1s a plan view 0 the same, one end being shown broken away, but nevertheless, fully illustrating the present invention, since both l ends of the said bed-spring are of like construction. Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section of one end of the bed-spring showing more particularly the middle sumorting-bracket i and folding-joint of said bed-spring, the said section being taken on line 33 in said Fig. "2 and being drawn on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the middle supportl l ling bracket and folding-joint of thebedj spring, the other parts of the spring being broken away. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of I the metallic binding and joint therefor, by j means of which the saidwoven-wire spring is 'secured and provided with a folding joint. I Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the same, taken I on line 66 in said Fig. Fig. 7 is an end j view of the folding-bedspring, showing a 1 portion of the frame-work of the iron, brass or like bedstead, and the mcans'of support- 1 ing the said spring thereon. Fig. 8 is a similar vicw, showing the said foldiin bed-spring in its folded relation. Fig. 9 ilustratesa I slightly modified construction of folding bed-- i spring, this saidview being an end view simi lar to that shown in Fig. 7, but showing the j spring provided with a plurality of foldingf joints, instead of a single folding joint. Fig. 1 10 is a detail vertical longitudinal section, [taken on line 1010 in said Fig. 9, and Eillustrating more particularly the style of 5 supporting bracket used with all the. folding l joints except the middle-joint. Fig. 11 is'a plan view of another modification of foldi woven wire bed spring in which, instead of 1 the foldingjoints being constructed to fold the spring upon a longitudinal line, the

. joints are constructed to permit the said spring to be folded on a transverse line. Fig. 12 is a detail cross-section, taken on line 1212 in said Fig. 11, and illustrating the type of folding joint )rovided by this modification of folding be spring.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings,the reference-character 1 indicates a complete iron, brass or like bedstead, the same comprising the usual ornamental metal end-pieces or boards, as the head-piece and foot-piece. The said head-piece is provided at its opposite ends with the posts 2, and in like manner, the base or foot-piece is provided at its 'opposite ends with the posts 3.

Suitably connected with and secured upon each post 2 and 3 is a key or lug-receivingpiece or bracket 4 of any well known type. Connected with the longitudinally and oppositely located brackets 4 are the side-bars 5 of metal and preferably made L-shaped in cross-section. The said transversely and oppositely located brackets 4 are also connected in the usual manner with the crossbar 6, also preferably made L-shaped in cross-section. The folding bed-spring, embodying the principles of this invention, comprises the woven wire or other suitably constructed body or spring-portion 7, provided at each end witi a jointed or hinged metal binding comprising a pair of upper plates or metallic strips 8 and a pair of lower plates or metallic strips .9, the said wovenwire body or spring-portion 7 being secured between these said upper and lower plates or strips 8 and 9 when the same are secured or clamped together by means of rivets 10, or in any other suitable manner. The joint or hinged connection which is employed to connect the plates or stri )s 8 and 9 together, to form a folding-joint or said woven-wire body or spring-portion 7, consists of a toplatell arranged upon the upper side of said ody or spring-portion 7, said to )-plate 11 being formed at its free end with an elongated opening or slot 12. Placed beneath or on the under side of the body or spring-portion 7, and adapted to register with the inner end of said top-plate 11, is a bottom-plate 13, said top and bottom plates 11 and 13 and the body or spring-portion 7 being rigidly secured together in their operative relation by means of a rivet 14, or any other suitable holding means. The inner ends 15 of the said upper plates or metallic stri s 8 are adapted to be inserted in the slot or e ongated opening 12 of the top plate 11 and turned to form a loop or hinge-member 16 upon each side of the said top-plate 11, substantially as shown in the drawings, whereby the wovenwire body or spring-portion 7 is provided at of the bedstead.

each end with a folding joint, for the purposes above set forth.

The frame-work upon which the body or spring-portion 7 is supported, or suspended in a manner to be subsequently described, comprises a air of side-bars or braces 17., preferably 0 a tubular construction, the ends of said side-bars or braces 17 being rigidly secured in any suitable manner in the receiving sockets-18 of corner-brackets 19 of any desired construction or sha e. These saidcorner brackets are provide with outwardly extending arms or members 20 which'are adapted to engageor rest upon the upper surfaces of the key or lug receiving-pieces or brackets 4, to sup )ort the bedspring upon the bedstead in the usual and well-known manner. Arranged upon the upwardly extending members or portions 21 o the said corner-brackets 19, by means of rivets 22 or any other suitable means, are angle-irons 223; the inner or free ends of the said angle-irons 23 are provided with longitudinally extending lugs or ears 24 which are pivotally secured by means of rivets 25, or other suitable means, which serve as pint-lea to the upper L-shaped portion 25 of a' middle supporting bracket 27. These middle supporting brackets 2-7 are provided at their lower ends with receiving sockets 28 in which are suitably secured'the free ends of a middle-bar or brace 29, preferabl i of tubular construction, which is adapte to connect the longitudinally and oppositely placed middle supporting brackets 27. The said middle supporting-brackets 27 are further provided upon their lower outer ends with a supporting )late 30 arranged at ri ht angles to said brac Ct/S 27 and )referably ormed in? tegrally therewith. -T 1e said supporting plate 30 is adapted-to engage andrest upon the upper surface of the L-shaped cross-bar 6 "he said brackets 27'a-re furthermore provided with outwardly extending tongues ord'ugs 31 arranged beneath and parallel with the said supporting plate 30, so as toform a U-shaped opening 32 in which the said L-shaped cross-bar 6 is received. This lower tongue or lug 31 serves to retain the supporting brackets 27 in an upright (position upon the cross-bar 6 of the bedstea when the said bed-springis arranged in its folded position, as shown more particularly in Fig. 8 of the drawings, and thereby revents the bed-spring from falling to one si e or the other when folded, as will be clearly understood from an inspection of the drawings.

The preferred method of securing or suspending the woven-wire or other body or spring-portion 7 upon its supporting frame, consists of a series of holes or openings 33 arranged near the outer edge of the upper plate or metallic strip 8,. and a corresponding and oppositely placed series of holes or openings 34 are arranged near the edge of said angle irons 23 and also in the upper L- shaped portion 26 of the middle supporting bracket 27. Hooked or caught in these holes or openings 33 and 34 are the opposite ends of connecting and suitably coiled springs 35, by means of which the woven-.

wire body or spring-portion 7 of the bed spring is resiliently suspended upon the frame-work thereof.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 9 and 10 of the accompanying drawings,

thereis shown' therein a slightly modified.

construction of folding bed-spring embodying the principles of this invention, in which, instead of a single folding joint, a plurality of foldingjoints are provided. 1

The construction of the center or middle supporting bracket 27 and joint is the same as herein above described. In this construction, there are provided any desired number of angle-irons 36 formed with ears or lugs 37, which are pivotally secured by means of rivets 38, adapted to act as pintles, to the upper L-shaped portions 39 of the brackets 40. Said brackets 40 are provided with receiving sockets41 in which are arranged the free ends of suitable bars or braces 42, preferably of a tubular construction. The said brackets 40 are provided at their lower outer ends with supporting plates 43 arranged at right angles to and prefcrablyfforming right angles with said supporting brackets 40. These said plates 43 are adapted to engage or rest upon the L-shaped crossbar 6 of the bedstead. The said brackets 40 are constructed without the lower tongues or lugs 31 used in the middle-supporting bracket 27, so that, in folding the spring, the said brackets 40 can be raised from the cross-bar 6 without twisting or turning the whole sprin as is necessary when removing the midd e bracket'27 from its engagement with said cross-bar 6.

Referring again to the accompanying drawings, and particularly to F i s. 11 and 12, there is illustrated therein anot ier modified construction of folding bed-spring embodying the principles of this invention. This i bed-spring is constructed to fold in a transverse line, or cross-wise, instead of in a longitudinal line or len thwise, as in the construction hereinabove t escribed. The. bed-spring of this modified construction consists, essentially, of a woven -wire or other body or spring-portion 44, provided at each end with a metallic binding consisting of the upper plate or metallic strip 45 and a lower plate or metallic strip 46, between which is arranged the-said woven; wire body or spring-portion 44, said parts being secured thereto or connected by means of rivets 47, or other suitable means. A series of holes or openin s 48 areprovided near the outer edges of saic upper plate or metallic strip 45 in which are I hooked or secured the end-' ortions of a series of coiled springs 49, the ot er end-portions of said sprin 49 being hooked or secured in l a series of htiles or openings 50 arranged near the edge of an angle-iron 51, the free ends of which. are secured to corner-brackets 52 by means of rivets 53, or other suitable means. The said corner brackets 52 are provided with outwardly extending arms 54, which are adapted to engage with and rest upon the key or lug-receiving pieces or brackets 4 of the bedstead in the usual manner. The said corner-brackets are furthermore providedwith receiving sockets 55 in which are rigidly secured in any suitable manner, the free ends of pairs of braces or rods 56. v'lhe opposite ends of said pairs of braces or rods 56 are secured in the receiving sockets 57 by means of rivets 58, or other suitable means, of suitablyconstructed hinge members 59 which are pivotally arranged upon a transverse rod or brace 60, the free ends ofwhich are securedin the receiving sockets 61 of a supportingbrackct 62 in any suitable manner. These said brackets 6;: are provided with supporting plates (33 arranged at right angles to said brackets 62, and preferably integrally formed therewith. 'lhese supporting plates 63am adapted to engage with and rest upon the upper surface of the L-shaped side-bars 5 of the bedstead. The said brackets 62 are fur- I ther provided with outwardly extending I tongues or lugs 64 which are arranged beneath and parallel to the said supporting plate 63, l so as to form a U-shaped opening 65 in which i may be inserted the L-shaped side bars 5, l l

the said tongues or lugs 64 maintaining the bracket 62 in an upright position when the bed-spring isfolded, and therefore preventing said spring from falling to one side or the other when the same is in its folded or raised position.

From the above description it will be read- I ily understood, that the present invention ,provides a novel folding bed-spring which ends itself to many convenient uses, namely; l itcan be raised,so that the corners'of the bedstead, as well as the under part of the spring itself, may be rendered easily accessible for the purpose of cleaning, washing, or other- 1 wise removing dirty or other unsanitary conditions it may be easily raised to remove articles kept or accidentallv finding their way beneath the bed; and furthermore, in cases where it is desired to remove the spring from the bedstead and to take down the same for removal, the spring may be folded and easily handled and removed by a sin le person which is a distinct advantage, asi e'from the compactness of the spring when thus folded when it is desired to pack or store the same.

I claim: 1. A bed-spring comprising a pair of op positely disposed supporting brackets, each racket being provided with a receiving socket, a bar or brace having its end-portions arranged and secured withln said receiving sockets,'a series of foldably arran ed supporting members connected with saiil supporting brackets, and a spring-portion or body connected with said members, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. Abed-spring comprising a pair of oppositely disposed supporting brackets, each bracket being provided with a receiving socket, a bar or brace having its end-portions arranged and secured within said receiving sockets, a series of foldably' arranged supporting members connected with said supporting brackets, and a spring-portion or body connected with said members, and oppositely disposed supporting corner-brackets.

3. A bed-spring comprising a pair of oppositely disposed supporting brackets, each bracket being provided with a receiving socket, a bar or brace having its end-portions arranged and secured within said receiving sockets, a series of foldably arranged supporting members connected with said supporting brackets, and a spring-portion or body connected with said members, and oppositelydisposed supporting corner-brackets each corner-bracket being provided with a receiving socket, and bars or braces having their end-portion arranged and secured within said receiving sockets, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. A bed -'spring comprising supporting brackets, a series of foldably arranged sup portingmembers connected with said supporting brackets, a spring-portion or body connected with said members, and supporting corner-brackets.

5. A bed-spring comprising supporting brackets, a series of supporting-mombers, and a hingelike connection between said supporting brackets and said supporting members, a spring-portion or body\ connected with said members, and supporting corner brackets.

6. A bed-spring comprising supporting brackets, a series of supporting members, and a hinge-like'connection,between said supporting brackets and said supporting members, a spring-portion or body connected with said members, supporting cor nerbrackets, and means for retaining said supporting members in'th'eir raised elations.

7. A bed-spring comprising a series of laterally extending stripsfa hinge-connection between said strips, 11 spring-portion or body secured to saidstrips, laterally extending anglc irons, a hinge-connection between said angle-irons, and springs arranged between and having their end-portions connected with said striis and angle-irons, all arranged that the bed-springs can be folded. and means for retaining said strips and the angle-irons in, their raised relations, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.-

8. A bed-spring comprising centrally disposed supporting brackets, laterally extending angle-irons, a rneans of pivotal connection between said supporting brackets and said angle-irons, a series of laterally extending strips, a means of pivotal connection between said strips, a spring-portion or body secured to said strips, springs arranged between and having their endportions connected with sai strips and angle-irons, and supporting corner-brackets secured to said angle-irons, all arranged that the bed-spring can be folded, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. A bed-spring comprising centrally disposed supporting brackets, laterally extending angle-irons, a means of pivotal connection between said supporting brackets and said angle-irons, a series of laterally extending strips, 3: means of pivotal connection between said strips, a spring-portion or body secured to sai strips, sprin .8 arranged between and having their en -por tions connected with said strips and angleirons, and supporting corner-brackets secured to said angle-irons, all arranged that the bed-spring can be folded, and means for retaining said strips and the angle-irons in their raised relations, substantially asand for the pur )oses set forth.

10. A bed-spring comprising centrally disposed supporting brackets, laterally extending angle-irons, a means of pivotal connection between said supporting brackets and said angle-irons, a series of laterally extending strips, a means of pivotal connection between said strips, a spring-portion or body secured to said strips, springs arranged between and having their endportions connected with said strips and angle-irons, and supporting corner-brackets secured to said angle-irons, all arranged that the bed-spring can be folded, said cornerbrackets beim provided with receiving sockets, and side-bars orbraces having their end-portions arranged and secured in said receiving sockets, substantially as and for 'the purposes set forth.

1!. A bed-spring comprising centrally disposed supporting brackets, laterall extending ang e-irons, a means of pivota connection between said supporting brackets and said angle-irons, a series of laterally extending strips, a means of pivotal connection between said strips, a spring-portion or body secured to said strips, springs arranged between and having their endportions connected with said strips and -angle-irons, and supporting corner-brackets secured to said angle-irons, all arranged that the bed-spring can be folded, said cornerbrackets being provided with receiving sockets, and side-bars or braces having their end-port1ons arranged and securedin said receiving sockets, and means for retaining said strips their raised relations, substantially 'as and for the purposes set forth. I 12. In a metal bed, the-combination with the metal frame-work comprising a headpiece and a foot-piece, said head and footpieces being provided with lposts, a supporting bracket secured to eac post, side-bars and cross-bars arranged between said brackets, supporting brackets mounted u on said cross-bars, each bracket being provided with a receivin socket, a middle-baror brace having its en -portions arranged and secured in said receiving sockets, corner-brackets mounted and su ported upon the brackets of said posts, said corner-brackets being provided with receiving sockets, and side-bars or braces having their end-portions arranged and secured in said receiving sockets, angle-irons secured at one end to said corner-brackets, a means of pivotal connection between the other ends of said angleirons, a series of laterally extending strips, a means of pivotal connection between said strips, a spring-portion or body secured to said strips, and springs arranged betweemand having their end-portions connected with said strips and anglevirons, all arranged that the bed-spring can be folded, substantially as and forthe purposes setforth. I

13. In a metal bed, the combination with the metal frame-work comprising a headpiece anda' foot-piece, said head and footpieces eing provided with posts, .a supportmg bracket securedto each post, 'sidears and cross-bars arranged between said brackets, supporting brackets mounted u on said crossbars, each bracket being rovided with a re .ceivi socket, a middlear or brace havin its ori -portions arranged and secured in sai receiving sockets, cornerbrackets mounted and supported upon the brackets of said posts, said corner-brackets being provided with receiving sockets, braces having their end-portions arranged and secured in said receiving sockets, angleirons secured at one end to said corner-brackets, a means of ivotal connection between the other ends or said angle-irons, a series of laterally extending strips, a means of pivotal connection between said strips, a spring-portion or body secured to said strips, and springs arranged between and having their end-portions connected with said strips and angle irons, all arranged that the bed-spring can be folded, and means for retainin said stri s and a le-irons in their raised re ations, substantia y as and for the purposes set forth.

14. The herein described supporting bracket for a bed-spring comprising a'mam body- -t1on between the L-shaped and side-bars or and the angle-irons in I member, an L-shaped portion uponthe up er part of said body-member, a receiving soc 'et at the lower part of said body member, and a supporting plate extending-from said bodymember, said member being provided with outwardly extending lugs, al arranged to provide .a receiving opening by means of which the bracket can be fitted upon the f cross-bar of a bed, substantially as and for the 'pur )oses set forth. v

1 5. T e herein described supporting bracket for a bed-spring comprising a main bodymember, an L-shapedportion upon the up er part of said body-member, a receiving soc et at the lower part of said body-member, and a sup orting plate extending from said bodymemla er, said member being rovided with outwardly extending lugs, a arranged to provide a receiving openin by means of which the bracket can be itted upon the cross-bar of a bed, combined with a series of angle-irons, and a means of pivotal connecportion of the up er part of said body-member, substantia ly as and for the purposes set forth, 7

16. In a metal bed, the combination with the metal frame-work comprising a headpiece and a foot-piece, said head and footpieces beingprovided with posts, a supportmg bracket secured to eac post, side-bars and cross-bars arranged between said brackets, supporting brackets mounted u on said side-bars, each bracket being rovi ed with a' receiving socket, 'a latera ly extending middle bar or brace having its end-portions arranged and secured in said receiving sockets, corner-brackets mounted upon the suporting brackets of said posts, said cornerlirackets being provided with receiving sockone end-portion arranged receiving sockets, and a means of pivotal connection between the other end-portions of said side-bars and said laterallyextending middle-bar or brace, angleirons se'curedto said corner-brackets, a series of laterallyextending strips,'a spri -portion or body secured to said strips, an s rings arranged between and having their on -portions connected with said strips and angleirons, all arranged that the bed-s ring canbe folded, substantially as and for t e purposes set forth.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth aboveI have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of August, 1907.

JACOB SCHWARTZMAN.

ets, side-bars havin and secured in sai Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, ANNA H. ALTER. 

